Weather Report 830 Jazz Music CD Review

The exceptionally talented Jazz group WeatherWhile this entire album is outstanding some of my
Report have released their CD entitled 830. I amfavorites are track 3 - A Remark You Made,
very confident and happy to announce that Itrack 5 - In A Silent Way, and track 12 -
believe Weather Report fans, and Jazz fans alikeSightseeing
will be pleased with this one. With the release ofMy Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in
830 their artistic excellence is on full display as"Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Black Market. This
they have once again delivered a brilliant collectionis a great track!
of tracks that could very well be their best work830 Release Notes:
to date.Weather Report originally released 830 on June
Weather Report have been a super stars in the28, 1994 on the Legacy Recordings label.
Jazz genre for quite some time now and 830 isCD Track List Follows:
an excellent illustration as to why.1. Black Market
Weather Report is one of those groups that have2. Teen Town
the ability to just bowl you over with their3. Remark You Made, A
collective talent. The kind of musicians it's really a4. Slang
treat to be able to listen to.5. In A Silent Way
830 is a pleasantly varied, mix of 12 tracks that6. Birdland
are very well written and brilliantly performed7. Thanks For The Memory
songs by these clearly gifted musicians. Most of8. Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz
the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that9. 8:30
makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing10. Brown Street
from what I can only imagine are their own11. Orphan, The
personal experiences. At different points touching12. Sightseeing
on the most real emotions of love, and the painWeather Report: Joe Zawinul (keyboards,
of failed relationships can certainly be heard.synthesizer, bass, vocoder); Wayne Shorter
Overall 830 is an outstanding release. What I call(soprano & tenor saxophone); Jaco Pastorius
must have music. I give it two thumbs up and is(bass, drums); Peter Erskine (drums, percussion);
most definitely a worthy addition to any JazzErich Zawinul (percussion).
collection. Truly an outstanding Jazz CD. One ofAdditional personnel: Ten members of the West
those that is completely void of any wasted time,Los Angeles Christian Academy Children's Choir.
as each track is simply superb.